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Drag scales with the square of velocity. A 110 mph home run experiences vastly more drag than a car traveling 30 mph on its way to 60 mph. The ball might fly 18
by thescriptkiddie 10y ago
Drag scales with the square of velocity. A 110 mph home run experiences vastly more drag than a car traveling 30 mph on its way to 60 mph. The ball might fly 18% faster in Denver than it will at sea level, but the car isn't going to accelerate 18% faster.
- NamTaf 10y agoThere's a whole raft of other aspects. Temperature will affect traction, for example. Similarly, the pressure differential between the tyres and the atmosphere will change their performance similarly to pressurising tyres to a different pressure at sea level. There's a whole raft of influences that altitude may have that aren't immediately apparent. To say it has 'absolutely no impact' is simply wrong.
- function_seven 10y agoYou ignored the sprinter and the football in my list of examples.